Annie Grace never planned to return to her family’s Montana ranch—especially not after Linc Cooper broke her heart nearly twenty years ago. But when her beloved grandfather passes away, Annie becomes the last living heir to Grace Star Ranch. Leaving behind her fast-paced city career, she returns home determined to honor Pops’s legacy and take the reins of the life she once left behind.
There’s just one complication.
Linc Cooper.
Now the foreman of Grace Star Ranch, Linc has built a life rooted in hard work and quiet regrets—chief among them losing Annie, the only woman he ever loved. Years ago, he pushed her away, convinced he had nothing to offer. Now she’s back, stronger and more capable than ever, and working side by side with her stirs feelings he never truly let go.
As Annie and Linc attempt to rebuild their friendship, a new threat looms over the ranch. A determined developer wants to buy Grace Star Ranch, promising Annie financial security—but at the cost of everything her grandfather built.
Will Annie choose the future she planned… or the life—and love—she left behind?
Return to River Junction, where rugged cowboys, strong women, and second chances shine as bright as the Montana stars. Each book in the Cowboys of River Junction series can be enjoyed as a standalone—but readers love coming back to this unforgettable town.
Award-winning and best-selling author Lucinda Race is a lifelong fan of romantic fiction. As a young girl, she spent hours reading romance novels and getting lost in the hope they represent. While her friends dreamed of becoming doctors and engineers, her dreams were to become a writer—a romance novelist.
As life twisted and turned, she found herself writing nonfiction but longed to turn to her true passion. After developing the storyline for the McKenna Family Romance series, it was time to start living her dream. Her fingers practically fly over computer keys she weaves stories about strong women and the men who love them. To date she has published over 20 romance novels.
Lucinda lives with her two little dogs, a miniature long hair dachshund and a shitzu mix rescue, in the rolling hills of western Massachusetts. When she's not at her day job, she’s immersed in her fictional worlds. And if she’s not writing romance novels, she’s reading everything she can get her hands on.